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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1916.

SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Minute.

Uniona.

China Fires.

b. $955.00, b. 159.00.

b. # 13400.

Douglases.

Indce (Def.).

123.00,

Chips Sugars, s8, $136.00. b. T 23.00.

Langkate.

F'icon Dooks. b. # 132.00.

S'hai Cottons, b. T 123.50.

Yangiesspoos. b. T

Ewos.

sa. T-167.50.

Kang Yike

b. T

16.60.

China Prov.

88, 8

6.75. 9.20.

Cementa.

ca. $

10.20.

H.K. Tramway", n. ‡

7.30.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS.

Orders issued to-day by Mï, J. W. Franks, A.S.P. (Reserve)

state:**

Parades Central Station 5.30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28th.-Defaul 1era Drill 4.30 p.m. under Chief Inspector Mason.

Monday, Ont. 30th.-Nos. 1, 3 and 4 Sections at Central. No. 2 Bection at Water Police Station,

Football.

Saturday, Oct. 28th. Hong- kong. Polica Ressive v. R. E. st Happy Valley, Military Ground. Kick off at 4.30 p.m.

Strength.

P.C, 505 Antonio is permitted

to rigo as from the 27th inst. on medical grounds.

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Monthly Magazine. Tuesday, Oct. Slat.-Thers will

be a meeting of the Magazine Committee at Headquarters' Club at 5.30 p.m.

WAR CHARITIES.

Subscription List No. 9.

acknow.

Already

ledged General Fand:- Sale of programmes

at Boxing Contests

on 16/9/16 per Mr. G. Goldsborough. Hoogkong Gymkhane

Olub

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Net proceeds of the Concert at the

Kowloon Cricket Club on 9th Sept. We Cheong Bank..... Fook. Wa Banking and Insurance Co. Ltd.

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$165,091.84

Ma Yui Shan, Eeq. ... ̈ M, Y. Shan & Co. On Ning Company Collected from

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50

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10

the

15.07

boxes at Star Ferry Pier Tram Station & Blake Pier Mr. A.H. Compton ... Union Trading.

Company ... Scholes of the Kow- loon British School |" Orderly "

Messrs. Moxon and

Taylor Messrs. Robertson.

Wilson and Co. Proceeds of the Hong- Long Police Reserve Concert, arranged by Inspector McEwen Barbers Guild Li Yik Mui ... Kong On Loong

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100

250

100

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would really be without it. The

LICENSING SESSIONS.

and had to have a public bar, THE VICE-PRESIDENCY. though,, as a matter of fact, they

Hotel was the premier one in the

pects a social centre. Owing to the composition of its customers,

Renewal of Grand Hotel Licence Colony, and was in many ree Disorderly Meeting la Peking.

Refused.

Frederik

Chun-heuse.

JAPAN IN CHINA.

MORE TRIBUNAL CURIOS.

An American View;

a

member of

The Tribunal must have had a

A Few Flowers from a Big Buuch.

Says John Bulle---According to Peking, October 17.-The they had to have weparate places question of the election of a Vios Assurances from Tokyo that proceedings at. Gravesend, when the case of a school tenaber was The sanusi Licensing Sessions for differing classes, as was the President does not look as if it Japan has not infringed the

announced ar "astled" before he were held at the Council Cham-custom all over he world. There

were going to be settled easily. ber this morning, when there ware wat smoking room bar up Both Houses of Parliament mei sovereignty of China or broken appeared at the Tribunal, certain sixteen applications for considers stairs for residents and friends, tion. The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn and there had to be a public bar Festerday to decide upon a date the terms of the Boot Takahira Government Department

for the election, but the meeting agreement, and from Petrograd shielding some of their young man by making private arrange- 15.10 presided and there were also pre-for the class of persons who free after three hours of disanesion that the Russo-Japanese treaty mente with the War Office. An

It was broke up in disorder. A small does not seek to close the " ont-Sir Paul Cheter, O.M.G., quented public bara.

· open | appearszde in front of a Tribunal 197,40 the Hon. Mr. David Landale, desirable that such places should majority, apparently, wish to

the Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. the be kept sa distinct su posible,

with, whilst a large minority want not be expected to allay the nicely fired up, reduces that Hon. Mr. O. MOL. Messer, Mr. A. and most of the hotele at Home proceed with the election forth- door" to the United States, could just to say that all has be

* body to impotenco. At Heb Shelton Hooper, Mr. T. F. Hough, had public bare with side en- to defer it until after the pro-anxiety of the Administration as dem Bridge 400.00 and Mr. B. A. O. North tranoes. The hotel's public ber

now was right on the corner and mulgation of the new Constitu- to the meaning.of the Cheng the Tribunát appatied for two of 50.00 (Secretary).

tion, a decidedly indefinite date.

In the first bis sons. As he has six, and not The applications were as folgaits adjacent to the main on-

Another meeting of members of chiatan incident, lows:-James Harper Taggart, trance. In public bara it was an association for the study of pios, there is every reason to one is eersing, his membership

inevitable for trouble to arise

believe that the Japanese troops of the Tribunal is by way of be constitutional matterà,- convened publican's licenos, Hongkong

more to blame for the ing an anomaly. Ät York Mr. sometimes, and if trouble srose Hotel; James Harper Tagger where the bar was now, the offen-ended in trouble. & local paper trouble than the Chinese; there Seeboum Rowntree secured ex-

to discuss the same point, also re publican's licence, Hongkong Hotel (Pablie Bar); Job Witchell, der had to be either put out states that the meeting resolved was no good exome for their emption of some kind for five of publican's licence, King Edward in Pedder Street or Des Voeux itself into a free fight in which invasion of Chinese headquarters his men, two of whom are grow- Hotel;

the members pummelled each or even for their presence. In the ing tomatoes and one is raising Reichmann, Road, whereas he could be publican's licence, Grand Hotel; quietly put out into the passage other vigorously. A splendid bat second place, the Japanese de obicory, while another is his Fritz Albert Chopard, publican's at the side of the proposed pre- the came to a close only when the mande for reparation are excessive. private secretary. At Bristol a switched They involve, not only apology master pawnbruker was plainly license, Astor House Hotel, Frank mises if the bar wars there, The electric light was

and indemnity, but the appoint-told that his trade is not of the off, and Edward Hall, publican's licence; change would also benefit the visi

belligerenta

When Palos Hotel; P. O. Peaster, tors to the hotel, for that would put were no more able to see whether the Chinese garrisons in South he asked, "May I quote a pre-

ment of Japanese "advisers" for national importance.” Bojanot licence, Peak Hotel; Mesers. Cook's right by the Hotel; they were mardering friend or foe. Manchuria and East Mongolii cedent?" he was sold "No." 12.47 Tokayo Uyetauki, hotel keeper's and it was through this firm that This meeting split upon the ques and Japanese policemen in towns 21.30 adjanot licence, Nomura Hotel: most of the trevelling arrange tion whether Feng Kaochang where there are large Japanese shrewd notion of the "precedens" Kackuzo Uystauki, hotel keeper's ments were made. A hairdressers should be nominated or Teos į settlements. If this be not an en- he was anxious to quote! The adjaaot licence, Tokyo Hotel; shop would also be installed

Still another meeting of mem-croachment upon the authority allusion was to the case of Alder- Tooi Tez Wing, hotel keeper's and several other changes that adjunct license, Stag Hotel: Sai would conduce to the convenience bers of Parliament and important of the Chinees Government, what man Swaish; whose affairs have Ishiyams, hotel keeper's adjunct of hotel people. Another adran-

another on equal terme" would | is an ex-Meyor of the city; he is licence, Irocha Hotel; D. M. Good tage would be that, as the hotel persons from serveral northern is it? No Power dealing with become the talk of Bristol. H provinces sdroosted the election all, restaurant keeper's adjunct was largely visited by naval and of Feng Kuo-cheng, and His propose such a thing. No Power Chairman of the Tribunal, and licence, Wiseman Limited; military officers, they would not Shih-chang, the former being the yielding to each a proposal oan owner of a number of pawn-

ba brought into contact with the favourite by a small majority.

be regarded as a free agent in broker's shope. It is a fact that Sabicbi Yoshizawa, restaurant

ita relations with the roat of the be has ban remarkably suososeful 327.55 keeper's adjanct. licence, Yomen of their forces by the close

"Apparently Feng Kno-chang hizawa Tokuhachi; Jahachi presence of the public bar. It has the greatest number of back world. How can ench intervention in securing conditional exemption by Japan in China mean anything for five of his managers, on the Tada, restaurant keeper's adjunct was considered advisable to avoid ers, but it is clear that there is licence, Kowloon Tei; Mrs. Nellie any mixing of the various classes strong party anxious to postpone else than a repadiation of the grounds, apparently, that his is a of military and naval men during the election altogether. Why, is Root-Takahira agreement, which large business and that he pays Babbage, restaurant kooper's

not altogether clear, for if the pledged both Japan and the much rates. His two sons are also adjunct licence, Alexandra Cale; their hours of relaxation. It

would not be possible to make Kuomintang are prepared to elect United States to respect the concerned, one being rejected as Youe Nomura, restaurant keeper's

the integrity of China and teep unfit, the other exempt as adjunct licence, Haranoya Hotel any connecting passage between Feng Kunchang, it is not ap each other informed as to say head of business of great

Among the applications two the two, as the building was on parent why the other side were new ones, one being the the wrong side of the next block, should object to his nomine steps likely to change the status magnitude." In the light of these particulars these is no wonder Monthly Sabecriptione $2,485.50 second in respect of the Hong- but Mr. Taggart's room over tion. Evidently the Vice-Presi quo ?

that small business men, who fsos Kong Hotel, and the other that of locked the aide passage and a dency, se thinge ses at present, The truth is, of course, that rain when called up, are making 87 50 Sei labiyama, for an adjunci European barman would be ap is regarded sa a great plum by the present Administration has lend and bitter complaint, ner

licence. On these, some discuss pointed to supervise the place.the party now in power, who fore invited precisely this sort of ion took place, which is reported Mr. Looker went on to outline see the retirement of Li Yuan aggression from Japan, How far are we surprised that at least one of Mr. Swaish's cases is to be re- below. All the other licences other advantages that would hang at some not far distant data. it may go, no one can pretend to opened by the Military Bepre-

acorue through the change, and were not objected to by the Police added that if the scheme which ed out, the Vice-President will be immediate intention of repeating If Li Yuan-bang in to be squeen- say. Quite possibly there is no and these were granted, with the exception of that applied for by had been mooted by the Govern the national inheritor of the pre in China the Korean programme. Frederik Reichmann, of the Grandment, of taking over the control of all public bare in the Colony, ever came to pase it would be more suitable to take over an entirely When this application came to reparats place than a part of be considered, it war stated that hotel. He did not know of any the police had reported that the Ordinance or law which prevent- business had been very well con-led a man being in control of two dacted during the past year. licenose, and be therefore asked Mr: Shelton Hooper said this for the application to be granted. was one of the licences which was discussed last year, and the Board then refused the application. Es it was later announced that the thought the Board should refuse it again.

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Sa Hoi Kee...

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Victoris British School

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Mr E. Newhouse

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Tadpole Ab Chee Mr J. McGregor Mrs J. McGregor

Mias W. M: Gomes...

Red Cross --

Monthly Subscriptions Pipe Fand:-

OPIUM ON SHIRE BOAT Monthly Subscriptions

Seizure at Singapore.

In the second police court at Bingspore an October 18, Mr. Taylor, head of the Goverment Service, charged Preventive Cheng Chen, head boy on the steamer Merionethshire, and Pang Ah Koon and Foong Kow, two table boys employed on board the sams steamer, with being in possession of $450 worth of opium. Supervisor Ganno of the Monopolies and a party of Revenue Offers found the drug hidden

board the ship away on ahe lay at the wharves. The first named accused pleaded guilty to importing, saying he bought the tuff in London to sell here. He was fined $2,000 with the alter-

Lady Victoria Her- bert's Fund for Prisoners of War:- Some Members of the Hongkong Club ... Prisoners of War

Fand:- Misa N. W. Bascombe Blinded Sailore and

Soldiers Fund:-

Monthly Sabeoriptions officera Families

Fand:-

Monthly Subscriptions Soldiers and Sailore

Families Associa tion:- Monthly Subscriptions Belgian Belief Fund:

American Children of the Hilltop Sanday #School, Wachow Cigarette and Tobacco

Yand :-- native of six monthe rigorous im-Ladies' Bridge Book. prisonment. The other two socused

Shropshire's Enter- who pleaded not guilty were

tainment Fand :- soquiited and discharged.

Peak Club

Ông Cheehusa H

then

5

44.88 Hotel,

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12

200

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159,044.31

oharged with importing non- Total Subscriptions to Government obsoda into the

being in possession of same.

date

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Colony to the value of $160, and Loss amounte allo- cated and earmark- ed, en becriptions remitted and local payments...

A Government Monopolies chinting on duty at the Hylam Кордеее вам, а passenger slight ing from a sampan behind the Drill Hall, instead of at the ordinary landing steps. He har- ried round and stopped the men, and tied round bis waist found

134,980.60 Balance in hand... $24,983.71

N. J. STABB, Hon. Treasurer,

three bladders with the chanda, Hongkong, 26th August, 1916,

The Grand Hotel's Licence.

"Mr. Shellim:-Is not the ap plicant a German subject?

The Chairman: Yes. This osse was discussed at considerable length on a previous occasion.

The Board application in

considered the camera, and

matter bad been adjourned.

Japanese Application Refused,

Other Jucidents.

a

miar position, hence probably the desire to postpone the junior appointment until those now in power settle among themselves to who is to succeed Li Yasa hang.—N.O. Daily News."-

HARBOUR ITEMS.

usatative.

BIG OPIUM CASE,

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Quite possibly there is no oo- casion for the United States to be alarmed about Japanese desigua on the Philippines or aspirations toward the commercial mastery Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, of the Pacific. But it is clear that at the Police Courtthis afternoon, the Hay policy cannot be main-two Chiness WEED charged tained against Japan and Russia with being in possession of 700 by mere "watchful waiting." tels of prepared opium, valued Nor is there anything inconsistent at $7,000, with friendly relations with both

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, in taking sctive messures to keep K.O., and Mr. E. J. Grist de the door open. If the Powers leave fended, and the prosecution was China to herself at this crisis conducted by Mr. Bars, of the her fats, nothing is more certain that that she will become, in fact Importa and Exports Bapartment, It was stated that Mr. Baru,

when taxed with

Vessels arriving from the South report heavy monsoon, resulting in considerable delay. It will be Mr. P. W. Goldring applied on seen from another column that this behalf of Ssi lehiyams for ana. Castlefield is very much over if not in name, a mere dependency in company with other revenus adjunct licence at 1, Hanfang dus from Saigon.

of Japan. If Bussis had Mongolia officers, found the opium - ander Lane, Wanchai. Mr Goldring The 8.8. Halrard and the as the would be content. The single the bed of a cabiols at 46; Das stated that there were now nearly Kamor brought to port cargoes of Power which is free to preserve Voeux Road Central. The two It was decided to take a vote on 1,500 Japanese inhabitante. si rice from Bangkok.

her from this fate is the United the matter, the following voting Wanghai and yet there was no

defendants, 10.70 against the granting:The Hon. licensed hotel,

The s.. Hong khong has arrived States. None of the European being in possession of in ballast from Marseilles to the belligerents is able to protest it each Rocused Mr. Shellim, Sir Paul Chater, the Some talk ensued as to why order of Messrs. Lapicque and effectively, and three of them are

the other Hon. Mr. Landale and Mr. Shelton the women's husband had not

of being the postsssse, Company.

under obligations to Japan. AA Ühinese revenue officer asid Hooper. Thoes voting for were:-- applied for the licencs, and the The P. and O. steamer Nyanza present it is largely a matter of the second defendant, in Can- The Chairman, Mr. T. F. Hongh sad the Hon Mr. C. McL. Megapplication was refused so that arrived from Home last evening, finance. China lost her strong tonese, said he would give hija a fresh application could be having left London on September man in Yuan Shi-kai. His

some money, to drink tes if he The licence was, therefore, refused, made.

12. She carried a general cargo, encoessor, Li Yuan-hung, is ready would not search the two banketa, Hongkong Hotel Bar.

She had 30 first-class and 41 to accept halp from any source. The first defendant then turned On the application of Mr. J. H. With regard to the Astor House second-class passengers on board: without scruple as to the con- round and threw Key on the Taggart for a licence in respect Hotel, it was reported by the The J. C. J. Le steamer van sequences. It is plain that the bed, at the same time denying of 16, Des Voeux Road, Central, Police that the applicant had been Spilbergen arrived in port peeler Power which takes the largest that the key belonged to him. which is a new one, a great deal fined $100 during the past year day with a general cargo, having part in the development of China Witness asked the first defend-

for breaches of the Travellers' left Singapore on the 19th fast, will have the greatest inflasnos ant of discussion took place.

to go back to the Mr. H. W. Looker made the Restriction Ordinance. In reply The liner Empress of Russia in directing her future. Yet one onbiale, but he was not application on behalf of Mr. to a question by Mr. Skelton came into harbour this moraing of the first things this Administra willing to do so, and gotino Taggart and said it was proposed, Hooper, it was stated that Mr. from Vancouver, having left the tion did was to press for the farther than the door. Witness if the licence were granted, that Chopard was a Swim, but very latter port on the 6th inst. She withdrawal of American bankers sentior the No. 1 Ohiness revenue the public bar, which at present

pro-French,

* carried a general cargo and in from the Six-Power loan, and it

officer and Mr. Burn, and when W&N ON the corner of Ped

The application of P. 0. Peun addition to a large number of has since consistently refused to they returned he told them, the der Street and Dea Voonx tet ia respect of the Peak Hote. saloon passengers she had 522 sanctics investments in. Chinese defendants had admmittén that Road, should be removed to elicited the remark from Mr Chinese steerage passengers on | secarition. tha premises occupied by Booper-I should rather not board. Mosara. Thos. Cook and Sons; vote on this. who would then transfer their It was pointed out that unless The above match will be played business to the premises now any objection were raised, the on the Civil Servios ground on used as a bat, Saturday at 2,80 p.m.

licones would be granted. And The The Chairman pointed out that there was no objection.

Mr. and Mie, L. J. Blsckburn following will play for Civil Ser- the same person could not manage

The police had reported on the returned from Home by the s,s. vice-Hon. Mr. O. Bevern, B. C. two licensed premises, and he application for the Alexandra Nyanse last evening. Witchell, B. E. O. Bird, R. O. thought on that ground the ep-Cafe's licence that, after the war, A shop-keeper, of 24, Holly- Hasahison, F. T. Lamble, O. Bars, plication could get be granted, a malo manager should be obtain Disfiguring the Landscape. - wood Road, was charged before F. Ling, R. W. Bearne, G. That was the only objection, 40ed us early possible, but the

The Public Works Department Mr. G.D. Melbourne, at the Palios Tacchi, E. W. Dawson, E. W. far as he know, Court this morning, with "apjaw. Hamilton (Capt.).

Chairman pointed out that that summoned Government con- fully, wickedly and scandalously"

Mr. Messer said there might be did not eat the present aptractor before Mr. O, D. Mel sovereignty, they would recogoike The Police Reserve an objection on the ground of the

bourne, at the Police Court: this the neemly of pulling an end Royal Engineers meet 'plication. increased number of lissnoes.

morning, for removing stones 49 fancial and political amrohy Division Ligne from the hillside at 'Poziniam. It inis neighbouring State, It is morrow at 4.30 wha akated by Mr Green that idle to blame them. If the Daited tary ground. The It appeared that the police went An uncensored message from make a long statement to the

and Smirk; Beme into the shop and found the Jerusalem, which appears in the Bard, pointing out advantages Germany has prohibited the sale three large scars were caused on States is weak enough so'abdicate) ipam will be .. figures exposed for sale. Defend News Zurcher Zeilung, says that of getting the public bar removed of petrol for lighting purposes in the hillside, each about fifty yards, the position it might, hold-in.. ant described shem as children's an epidemic of obolers is raging from its position to where Mesir, consequence of the declaration of squats. The damage done to Far East, it must not complain toys and said similar toys could throughout. Palestine Lany Cook's premises were. He said the war by Eumanis, from which trees by this stone-removing was pazi neinsam pouchbury be found in many, shops, The Turkish soldiers have died from Hotel was compelled to supply country Germany obwined the $150 Hla Worship imposed

food and refreshments toʻtravallmen greater puri of bar petrol, Ons was sijosened,

Inside it. The sconsed waƐ CON- victed on both charges, of import-

ing, and of being in possesion, and he was foed 8500 in respect | of each charge or in the alterna tive, three months rigorous im” prisonment on each charge, the terms to rụn consecutively.

Improper Figures.

selling certain obius figures. The

obarge described him as “a acan-"

dalone and evil-disposed person,'"

CRICKET.

Civil Service v. Fantome,

Cholera in Palestine.

the diseas

Mr. Looker then went on to

Germany's Petrol Supply.

Returned.

there were 132 pisoss of opium in

It many be; as some Japanese the basketa... He ordered she frus say, that Japan is not particularly tiefendant to take the key he had desirous of landing - money: to thrown down " and open the China jost now. It may be that baskets, and when he did so they that drain upon ber, resouros were found to contain opium, s would be too great. Nevertheless, he had said, oooh basket having mch shrewd statesmen ar those 350 taels of opium inside. at Tokyo osnabt fall to see the The case was proceeding whin advantages of becoming the chief we went to presa, creditor of China. Even if they

Football Match. had no wish to infringe Chinese

pas

Goodwin, Lopes, Roy

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